Call for Junior Demographer

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Call for Junior Demographer

The IUSSP scientific committee on Longevity and Health invite applications from junior demographers to attend the following seminar: "Increasing Longevity: Causes, Consequences and Prospects" organized by the Scientific Committee on Longevity and Health. The seminar will be held in New York on 20-22 October 2003, hosted by the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University.

The Junior Demographer Travel Grant provides an opportunity for a young demographer to meet world renowned specialists in the field. The grant covers roundtrip transport to the meeting as well as accommodation during the meeting. In return the junior demographer may be asked by the seminar organizers to write up a summary of the meeting or help with other organizational tasks during the meeting.

Conditions of Eligibility

Candidates are expected to be the holders of an advanced degree in a subject related to population and junior in the profession. All applicants for the junior demographer award should be IUSSP members (nonmembers wishing to apply can obtain a membership application form from here). Each candidate must be sponsored by two IUSSP members. A letter of recommendation from each sponsor and the candidate’s curriculum vitae should arrive at IUSSP Secretariat two months before the start of the seminar. In the case of equal qualifications, preference will normally be given to a candidate from a developing country.

Application procedure

Candidates should submit a letter explaining why they are interested in attending the Seminar, what they expect to gain from it, and how they could contribute to it. The candidate's letter, curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation from two sponsors should be sent to the seminar organizers listed below.

Candidates interested in attending the seminar on "Increasing Longevity: Causes, Consequences and Prospects" be held in New York on 20-22 October 2003 should address their questions and application material to Jean-Marie Robine (robine@valdorel.fnclcc.fr) with CC to Shiro Horiuchi (horiush@rockefeller.edu). The application deadline for this seminar is September 15, 2003.

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